Polysemy in specialized lexicon from Old English to Present-Day English

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作者：

Perez Iglesias, Elvira ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

来源：

LFE-REVISTA DE LENGUAS PARA FINES ESPECIFICOS | 2009年 / 15-16卷

关键词：

polysemy; specialized lexicon; Old English; Middle English; Early Modern English; Modern English; Present-Day English;

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中图分类号：

H0 [语言学];

学科分类号：

030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;

摘要：

The main aim of this paper is to show the multiplicity of meanings given to the same word in specialized English lexicon from Old English to Present-Day English in order to provide the English language with linguistic economy and flexibility, thus increasing its vocabulary. The terms analysed are extracted from the OED, together with their date, author and work where they were first registered with the different meanings, and they mainly belong to Commerce, Law, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Technology and Computing.

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